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Might as well use a rubber duck. Less resource usage, less pollution, less deforestation,...
Less corporate overlord support
Or get an actual dumbass whom you train to become more competent - like my mentors did with me!
I have 2 and I'm trying to turn them into reasonable adults one day!
And my axe!
Or a journal for that matter! One of the oldest thinking tools around.
People actually go back and read their journals after writing them?
It also works if you write an email to no one. Just open a new email, don't even fill in the recipient address, but start explaining your problem to someone who is an expert at solving problems but that doesn't know anything about your problem. Be thorough in your explanation; mention what you've tried and the results, talk about how the thing works, how you expected it to work, what is specifically blocking you, etc.
It forces you to look at each detail again in order to explain it and you might find that your next steps seem obvious while you're in the process.
Then you just close the email and say no when it asks to save.
Just the act of writing can help focus thoughts and cut through mental clutter.
i have two that i do that with, but they're mostly notes about projects i'm working on
Yeah, it's not a bad idea but bouncing ideas turns in to letting it do the thinking really fast.
Is designed to get you to surrender your will and it does that by exploiting your narcissistic tendencies. Everyone likes being right and being praised, if you indulge in it enough, it will grow those tendencies into full blown narcissism. This is also what social media does and this is why there are so many more narcissists now. It's incredibly dangerous. Only people that fully understand how it works and how it's designed to play on your mind should be using it.